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Amazon SDE-1 | Interview Experience | Accepted

Online Assessment

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

Solved both DSA problems and felt confident about the other questions as well.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Interview Round 1 | DSA Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The round went well; the interviewers were calm and interactive. I was able to solve both questions within time, using an optimal approach and explaining them properly. I also narrated some incidents from my past experiences for the LP questions.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Interview Round 2 | LLD Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

This round was challenging. I was asked to replicate a popular cache design as an end-to-end product, implementing various eviction policies and DTO mappers for operational interfaces. I figured out the logic and explained the working, but due to time constraints, I could only implement a barebone design. The interviewer seemed satisfied with the logic but I was disappointed that the design wasn't fully implemented.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Interview Round 3 | Bar Raiser

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The interviewer was very senior and interactive, making me comfortable. I was grilled on my current project and the related research paper, which was challenging as I had to explain and answer in-depth. The LP questions were tailored to draw conclusions based on my current job and work.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Verdict: Got a call from the recruiter a week later with an offer.